#BB4B42#BB4B42
#BB4B42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 75, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 64.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.97, 44.60, 28.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.97, 52.95, 32.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.99% 0.1303 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.99% 0.147 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9953, 15.9934, 6.9767) |
| Luminance | 0.1599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.04
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4B42 #42B2BB
analogous
#BB4276 #BB4B42 #BB8842
triadic
#BB4B42 #42BB4B #4B42BB
tetradic
#BB4B42 #76BB42 #42B2BB #8842BB
square
#BB4B42 #76BB42 #42B2BB #8842BB
split-complementary
#BB4B42 #42BB88 #4276BB
monochromatic
#612722 #8E3932 #BB4B42 #CC756E #DCA09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BB4B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BB4B42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4B42
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4B42 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686040
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD344A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 75, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68276',
500: '#bb4b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4b42; $custom-light: #d68276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 75,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.463,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55986,
"c": 0.14672,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.1599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4B42
secondary
#91C4C8
accent
#CDD750
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B